Read your email carefully this week: On Monday morning, I received an email from PayPal with the enticing subject line, “Your Facebook Consumer Privacy User Profile Litigation Settlement Payment.” And no, it wasn’t a scam. I opened it to find my PayPal account had been sent $37.55 as my share of Facebook’s $725 million privacy settlement. Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source.I was glad I spotted the email, because the money would’ve sat there in PayPal until I made a PayPal purchase. Instead, I chose to transfer it…
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The iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max offer faster charging timesYou’ll also need a compatible charger to get the top speedsOnly one matching charger is currently available, from AppleThe Apple iPhone 17 series is now official, but we’re still learning some of the finer details of these phones and their specs: and it seems that you’re going to need a specific charger to get the fastest charging speeds from the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max.As discovered by tipster ShrimpApplePro (via 9to5Mac), the impressive charging times of these two premium handsets – up to 50% of a charge in as…
I’ve been producing written documents on computers since 1998. In that time, I’ve used a range of different Microsoft applications, including Notepad, WordPad, and of course, Word. Forgive me, Apple fans. In recent years, I’ve transitioned over to using Google Docs and have enjoyed working in the cloud. Docs has helped me keep all my work organized and let me share what I create with others. As a writer, this has become the tool that I use day in and day out.Despite all this love, one thing that I don’t like about Google’s offering is the lack of creative flair…
Bret Taylor, board chair at OpenAI and CEO of AI agent startup Sierra, was asked in a recent interview with The Verge whether he agreed with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s declaration that “someone is going to lose a phenomenal amount of money in AI.” Taylor echoed Altman’s sentiments, suggesting that we are indeed in an AI bubble — but like Altman, he didn’t sound too worried about it. “I think it is both true that AI will transform the economy, and I think it will, like the internet, create huge amounts of economic value in the future,” Taylor said. “I…
Mario Tennis Fever is available to preorder for $70 at multiple major retailers ahead of its release next year on February 12, 2026. The latest Mario sports game is the first for Nintendo Switch 2 and will be exclusive to the new hardware. And like most Nintendo-published titles for Switch 2, Mario Tennis Fever retails for $70.Mario Tennis Fever was unveiled on September 12 during the Super Mario 40th Anniversary section of the latest Nintendo Direct. The livestream also revealed Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2, which releases much sooner (October 2) and is available for Switch 2…
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A billion dollars isn’t what it used to be—but it still focuses the mind. At least it did for me when I heard that the AI company Anthropic agreed to an at least $1.5 billion settlement for authors and publishers whose books were used to train an early version of its large language model, Claude. This came after a judge issued a summary judgment that it had pirated the books it used. The proposed agreement—which is still under scrutiny by the wary judge—would reportedly grant authors a minimum $3,000 per book. I’ve written eight and my wife has notched five.…
Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETFollow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google.ZDNET’s key takeawaysApple just launched its iPhone 17 Pro. The new model includes some enticing upgrades. I have had the 16 Pro for one year, and might trade it in. While most people choose to wait several years before upgrading their iPhones, that’s a bit more challenging for tech aficionados like myself. I really wanted to hold out on upgrading my daily driver, the iPhone 16 Pro, but after watching the launch event and learning about the newest iPhone 17 Pro release in specs, I am nearly convinced to make…
With Tesla shareholders set to vote on a proposed 10-year, $1 trillion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk in November, board chair Robyn Denholm spoke to The New York Times to defend what would be the largest pay package in corporate history. Denholm, who was also on the special committee that put the compensation proposal together, argued that Musk needs to be motivated by extraordinary challenges tied to extraordinary compensation. At the same time, she suggested he’s less interested in the additional wealth that the promised Tesla shares would represent, and more in the voting power. “I think it’s a…
The Honkai: Star Rail livestream just ended, and it brought us a first look at Version 3.6, and confirmed a few of the fan theories that have been going around. To begin with, 3.6 is titled Back to Earth in Evernightand it’s going to arrive September 24. If that title wasn’t enough of a hint, 3.6 will indeed deliver for fans of March 7th, and Dan Heng, and there’s even more great news for longtime players. To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Honaki: Star Rail Version 3.6 marks the start of a new storyline that…